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Thurvishar D’Lorus’s full account of the events that led up to the Burning of the Capital was written for His Majesty. Let me warn you, THERE ARE A LOT OF FOOTNOTES! What I had problems with was the THIRD narrator.Īs if having two narrators was not enough, we were given another one – Thurvishar D’Lorus, who compiled this whole story and tried to add snarky remarks in the footnotes. I actually didn’t mind the two narrators and the fact that they spoke from different points of view didn’t bother me either. There are a few comments on GoodReads saying that they found this type of narration confusing and unnecessarily complicated. Also, she seems quite obsessed with Kihrin). (I have to say that she is a rather bloodthirsty and hungry demon. Now! It is not an ordinary rock, it is magical! Look at it as an audio recording device.įrom that point onward, they take turns speaking to this stone, telling different parts of the same story about Kihrin, one from 1 st person told by Kihrin himself, and the other one from 3 rd person told by Talon from memories of everyone she ate. The story begins with Kihrin in prison, guarded by a demon – Talon. All thoughts and opinions expressed herein are my own and not influenced by the company or its affiliates in any way.*

GOODREADS | AMAZON | BOOKDEPOSITORY | AUTHOR’S WEBSITEĭisclaimer: *Thank you Pan Macmillan for a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Soon Kihrin attempts to escape his relative’s dangerous schemes but finds himself in far deeper waters. He must also discover why his murderous father finds Kihrin more valuable alive than dead.

But far from living the dream, Kihrin finds himself practically a prisoner, at the mercy of his new family’s power plays and ambitions. That night also leads to him being claimed as a lost son of that prince’s royal house. Kihrin flees but he’s marked by a demon and his life will never be the same again.

There he witnesses a prince performing a terrifying dark-magic ritual. One day he overreaches by targeting an absent noble’s mansion, hunting for jewels. Kihrin grew up on tales of long-lost princes and grand quests – despite being raised in a brothel, making money as a musician and street thief.